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New releases for percussion, piano, wind, organ, and guitar categories, plus artists and
engineers celebrate 30th anniversary of legendary D-50 Synthesizer, music trivia, and more

Hamamatsu, Japan —Roland
Corporation today announced details for “The Future. Redefined.
September Festival 2017,” a weeklong online festival showcasing many new
musical instruments from Roland, September 7-14, 2017. Product debuts
are scheduled for percussion, piano, wind, organ, and guitar categories,
with special events planned in celebration of the legendary D-50
Synthesizer’s 30th anniversary. The latest news and information about
Roland’s special six-day event are available beginning August 31, 2017,
on the festival’s dedicated web page, Roland.com/TFR. Music lovers and musicians from all over the world are invited and encouraged to participate.

The September Festival 2017 officially begins at 7:00 (UTC), September
7, with the unveiling of Roland’s newest digital wind instrument—a
product for beginning wind players designed to both inspire and enhance
musical creativity. Successive new product introductions will follow
through September 14, including a new guitar-related product from BOSS
on September 8, two new digital organs on September 12, two new
electronic percussion products on September 13, and four new digital
pianos on September 14.

A special 30th-anniversary celebration of the legendary
D-50 Synthesizer, Roland’s first entirely digital synthesizer, begins
September 9, with the launch of Roland’s dedicated D-50 anniversary web
page. Exclusive interviews with the engineers who developed the D-50 and
tributes from a roster of D-50 fans, including top artists and
producers, are all slated in honor of the D-50’s legacy.

In addition to multiple new product releases and the
D-50 celebration, Roland will present the “One Minute Challenge,” a fun
online game featuring music and gear trivia. For more details and
updates on the trivia challenge and the September Festival 2017 schedule
of activities, please visit Roland.com/TFR.